What if something happened before you were able to call for help? I wouldn't have minded watching from a distance... and I could've called for Mr. Eustace from there if I needed to.
[ She's trying to fight logic with logic, but it already feels futile. She could protect her mentor back home because he was fully aware of his limitations and submitted to her judgment. Gen isn't her ward, and he's the type to care too little about his well-being anyway. ]
So he simply opts to ignore that branch of the conversation. ]
No, don't think so. [ At least Gray won't get the sense that he's lying about it -- Gen's cadence is simple and straightforward, without any of the complicated, sneaky feelings that come when trying to hide something. ] S'just that this guy wanted to see my shard for a second. Nothing ended up happening, so I should be able to handle it from here.
[ See? Totally reasonable? He didn't do anything insanely risky at all. ]
[ He can't help sounding just a little irritable. It's not even like he's ever asked people to worry about him??? Right now was just a one-off exception. ]
[ Ugh, whatever. That brief prickle of annoyance fades quickly enough; he's distracted hopping a fence. ]
He like -- looked at my shard. Did something funky with his eyes while he looked at it, and he could tell I wasn't harmonized so I don't have any abilities. Pissed me off a bit, actually.
[ Bluffing's one of the few tools he has left in his arsenal at the moment, after all. ]
But if things work out, it might help figure things out in time. And net me some extra work for now, maybe.
[ Mention of funny eye happenings immediately pinches Gray with a spike of alarm, which transmits neatly over their connection. But all's well that ends well, she supposes...
Also she decides not to elaborate on what she meant with her last remark, as she feels elaboration isn't necessary. He's letting it pass anyway, and again: all's well that ends well. ]
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[ She's trying to fight logic with logic, but it already feels futile. She could protect her mentor back home because he was fully aware of his limitations and submitted to her judgment. Gen isn't her ward, and he's the type to care too little about his well-being anyway. ]
Are you going somewhere else dangerous?
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[ ... she has a point.
So he simply opts to ignore that branch of the conversation. ]
No, don't think so. [ At least Gray won't get the sense that he's lying about it -- Gen's cadence is simple and straightforward, without any of the complicated, sneaky feelings that come when trying to hide something. ] S'just that this guy wanted to see my shard for a second. Nothing ended up happening, so I should be able to handle it from here.
[ See? Totally reasonable? He didn't do anything insanely risky at all. ]
No need to worry about it any more.
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You can say that, but it's hard not to worry about you. Even on normal days.
[ If it sounds like a dig, that's because it is one. She's tolerant, but she isn't a saint. ]
Why did he want to see your shard? That sounds a little strange.
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[ He can't help sounding just a little irritable. It's not even like he's ever asked people to worry about him??? Right now was just a one-off exception. ]
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He like -- looked at my shard. Did something funky with his eyes while he looked at it, and he could tell I wasn't harmonized so I don't have any abilities. Pissed me off a bit, actually.
[ Bluffing's one of the few tools he has left in his arsenal at the moment, after all. ]
But if things work out, it might help figure things out in time. And net me some extra work for now, maybe.
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Also she decides not to elaborate on what she meant with her last remark, as she feels elaboration isn't necessary. He's letting it pass anyway, and again: all's well that ends well. ]
Work? What kind?